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    \huge{Probability for Scientists} \\
    \large{ Bio 409 / Bio 509 / Stat 479 } \\
    \large{ Tu Thu 12:30-1:45 pm }
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\section*{General information}
\begin{enumerate}
    \item Email:    probforsci@x14n.org
    \item Website:  http://probforsci.blogspot.com/ 
    \item Mailing list: https://groups.google.com/d/forum/probforsci 
    \item Office Hours: After class or by appointment with Ara.  Students are encouraged to ask questions via email.
\end{enumerate}

\section*{Instructors}
\begin{itemize}
    \item Christian Gunning, Biology
    \item Ara Kooser, Chemical Biology
    \item Drew Levin, Computer Science
    \item Prof. Erik Erhardt, Statistics
\end{itemize}

\section*{Texts}
\begin{itemize}
    \item  The Drunkard's Walk: How Randomness Rules Our Lives
    \item  The Cartoon Guide to Statistics
\end{itemize}

\section*{Grades (subject to minor changes)}
\begin{itemize}
    \item 330 points: Written labs, 1 minor and 3 major. Individual write-ups, group work is recommended.
    \item 75 points:  Weekly quiz based on readings.  Easy.
    \item 75 points:  Real-world data collection tasks, minor projects.  Easy.
    \item 300 points: Final project.
    \item $\sim$780 points total
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\huge{Class Schedule}
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\textbf{Week} & \textbf{First Class} & \textbf{Topics} & \textbf{Assignment (Due
date) } & \textbf{Reading} & \textbf{Notes} \\ \hline
Week 1 & Aug 20 & Introduction, What is Randomness & Lab 1 (Aug 27) &  &  \\ 
  &   &  Pseudorandom Numbers  &   &  &  \\ \hline
Week 2 & Aug 27 & Laws of Probability & Lab 2 (Sep 10) & DW Chapter 1 &  \\ 
& & Introduction to Sample Space &    &    &  \\ \hline
Week 3 & Sep 3 & Visualization of Data &  & CGS through p45 &  \\ \hline
Week 4 & Sep 10 & Expected Value and Variance & Personal Project Proposal (Oct
15) & DW Chapter 2 &  \\ \hline
Week 5 & Sep 17 & Introduction to Distributions & Lab 3 (Oct 1) & CGS Ch 4 &
\\ \hline
Week 6 & Sep 24 & Central Limit Theorem &  & DW Chapter 3 &  \\ \hline
Week 7 & Oct 1 & What is Statistics? &  & CGS Ch 5 &  \\ \hline
Week 8 & Oct 8 & Sampling, measurement error &  & DW Chapter 4 & Fall Break
\\ \hline
Week 9 & Oct 15 & Standard error, confidence interval & Lab 4 (Oct 29) & CGS Ch 7 &  \\ 
& & P-values, CV & &  (optional: CGS Ch 6) &  \\ \hline
Week 10 & Oct 22 & Hypothesis testing, Type I \& II error &  & CGS Ch 8 &  \\ \hline
Week 11 & Oct 29 & Introduction to Bayes & Group Project Proposal (Nov 7) & DW
Chapter 5 &  \\ \hline
Week 12 & Nov 5 & Special Topics, Chose Final Projects & Annotated Outline (Nov
14) & DW Chapter 6 &  \\ \hline
Week 13 & Nov 12 & Special Topics, Work on Final Projects & Initial Results
Presentation (Nov 21) & DW Chapter 7 &  \\ \hline
Week 14 & Nov 19 & Special Topics, Work on Final Projects & Final Projects
Written (Nov 26) & DW Chapter 8 &  \\ \hline
Week 15 & Nov 26 & Special Topics, Finish Final Projects &  & DW Chapter 9-10 &
Thanksgiving \\ \hline
Week 16 & Dec 3 & Poster Sessions for Final Projects  &  &  &  \\ \hline
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